Tag Archives: Augmented

Not all remakes of video game classics turn out well, but a new augmented reality take on Super Mario is likely to draw in fans of the Nintendo hit. Created by Vancouver-based Stuart Langfield, the AR gaming experiment isn’t an official release, but after seeing what’s possible, I wouldn’t be surprised if Nintendo seriously considers moving in this direction (no, …

The same approach to augmented reality that some companies use to improve workforce productivity could also make it easier for car owners to operate and maintain their vehicles. Mercedes-Benz is driving down that new path by releasing an augmented reality owner’s manual called Ask Mercedes for iPhones and iPads. The app uses image recognition to align the user’s device with …

Continuing its unrelenting (and mostly successful) campaign against Snapchat, on Tuesday, Facebook announced the addition of “World Effects” to its Messenger app. If that sounds familiar, it’s because the name and general execution mirror Snapchat’s popular “World Lens” feature. Like World Lens, World Effects gives Facebook Messenger users the ability to place augmented reality objects in video messages. The company …

Earlier this year at WWDC, Apple made a big show of featuring augmented reality as a central part of iOS moving forward. But since then, other than comments from the company’s CEO, Tim Cook, we haven’t seen much direct promotion of augmented reality from the company. Until now. On Monday, Apple quietly debuted its first-ever augmented reality commercial on YouTube …

Just as the modern travel experience has improved thanks to the internet, Airbnb wants to make your stay in a stranger’s home easier by way of augmented and virtual reality. On Monday, the company revealed that it’s working on augmented reality features that, in the future, may provide guests with navigation to amenities within their host’s home. In addition, the …

Most of the animated characters and animals we’ve seen in augmented reality are still fairly basic in terms of visual fidelity. And because many are still impressed by simply seeing 3D figures properly scaled and tracked alongside real-world objects, this approach has worked … so far. A new demo app is showing us what may be the future of high-resolution …